Once an Eagle - Softcover

Myrer, Anton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060084359 ISBN 13: 9780060084356

Publisher: Perennial, 2002

Synopsis

Once An Eagle is the story of one special man, a soldier named Sam Damon, and his adversary over a lifetime, fellow officer Courtney Massengale. Damon is a professional who puts duty, honor, and the men he commands above self interest. Massengale, however, brilliantly advances by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washington's corridors of power.

Beginning in the French countryside during the Great War, the conflict between these adversaries solidifies in the isolated garrison life marking peacetime, intensifies in the deadly Pacific jungles of World War 11, and reaches its treacherous conclusion in the last major battleground of the Cold War -- Vietnam.

A study in character and values, courage, nobility, honesty, and selflessness, here is an unforgettable story about a man who embdies the best in our nation -- and in us all.

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2002. Pages: 1312 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Once An Eagle is the story of one special man. a soldier named is Sam Damon. and his adversary over a lifetime. fellow officer Courtney Massengale Damon is a so professional the who puts duty. honor. and the men he commands above self interest. Massengale. however. illiantly advances by making the right connections behind the lines and in Washington's corridors of power. Beginning in the French countryside during the Great War. the conflict between these adversaries solidifies in the isolated garrison life marking peacetime. intensifies in the deadly Pacific jungles of World War 11. and reaches its treacherous conclusion in ...

Synopsis:

First released in 1968, the best-selling fictional account of twentieth-century warfare spans the years between the World Wars through the early Vietnam War era, following the military careers of commander Sam Damon and political opportunist Courtney Massengale. Reprint.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060084359
• ISBN 13: 9780060084356
• Binding: Paperback